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Weekly news programs, 73 titles, each approximately 1 hour long.
Television programs 'Weekly Independent News’ were produced by "VIN" and broadcast at Studio B Television (Belgrade, Serbia). The collection consists of 3 types of programs: news programs (49 programs), interviews (22 programs) and special reports (20 programs), covering the major events of Yugoslavia in the period November 1993 - March 1996.
VIN programs present an alternative (to the Milosevic’s regime) point of view on the events in Yugoslavia. Thus, the collection presents views of the political opposition and dissidents, living in Serbia and abroad. They comment on social, economic, juridical and political issues in Serbia and Montenegro and other ex-Yugoslavian republics. These accounts represent valuable pieces of information for those interested in the XXth century history of the Balkans.

Television as means of manipulation; Ivica Dacic (SPS), Vojislav Šešelj (SRS), Vuk Draškovic (SPO), Zoran Dindic (DS) and Vesna Pešic (GSS) on Serbia's future; poor people digging in garbage containers in Belgrade; Srdan Darmanovic (SDPCG), Željko Šturanovic (DPSCG) and Slavko Perovic (LSCG) on the political situation in Serbia and Montenegro; cows in the streets of Podgorica; declining living standards in Yugoslavia; public health service in Yugoslavia; coffins on sale from a truck; city of Vukovar: two years after the battle; Milutin Kukanjac (Chetnik officer) on the events of 1992 in Sarajevo; a refugee camp; interview with Maja Herman Sekulic (writer); ‘Unforgettable Belgrade’: hospitality; the murder of Radojica Nikcevic (businessman) and the crime situation in Belgrade.

A city dump; formation of voluntary paramilitary units; 'After Tito Radovan': incorporation of a poem about Radovan Karadzic in a textbook for elementary schools; cultural heritage in the former Yugoslavia; ‘Unforgettable Belgrade’: development of cinematography in Serbia; AIM (Alternativna Informativna Mreza) - an independent news agency in Yugoslavia; on hyperinflation; on milk as the basis of nutrition in contemporary Serbia; anniversary of the establishment of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 29 November 1943.

Upcoming Parliamentary elections in Yugoslavia; sweeping increase in inflation in Yugoslavia, December 1993; homeless in Belgrade; drug trade in Serbia; on the abduction of 19 Muslim passengers on 27 February 1993 in Štrpci; Ivica Dacic (SPS), Vuk Draškovic (SPO), Vojislav Koštunica (DSS), Vojislav Šešelj (SRS), Zoran Dindic (DS), Vesna Pešic (GSS) on the victory of Milan Babic and his party in the Parliamentary and Presidential elections in the Republic of Serb Krajina; on the Parliamentary victory of Zirinovsky in Russia; Kiro Gligorov (President of Macedonia) on the situation in Macedonia and Serbo-Macedonian relation; Serbian academics comment on Boris Vukobrat's (French businessman of Yugoslav origin) project of unification of ex-Yugoslavia; ‘Unforgettable Belgrade’: freedom; revival of jazz culture in Serbia.

Queuing for food; the night after the elections; Vladimir Goati (political analyst) comments on the Parliamentary elections; declining living standards; social upheavals and children; Slobodan Inic (dissident intellectual) on the events of 1993; photo exhibition about people emigrating from Serbia in the 1990s; interview with Dessa Trevisa ('The Times' correspondent); architecture of Belgrade; interview with Dragoslav Rancic (journalist); ‘Unforgettable Belgrade’: the spirit of Belgrade.

A parable about the monopoly of power; hyperinflation in Yugoslavia; the monetary policy of Dragoslav Avramovic (Chairman of the National Bank of Yugoslavia, 1994 - 1996) compared with that of Ante Markovic (former Prime Minister of SFRY); Novak Kilibarda (NRS CG), Slavko Petrovic (LS CG) on the possibility of a peaceful separation of Montenegro and Serbia; interview with Miodrag Lekic (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro); arms trafficking in Belgrade; legal aid services by telephone in Belgrade; pit bull terriers; strike at Radio Panceva; the National Theater in Belgrade; ‘Unforgettable Belgrade’: the National Theater in Belgrade.

Empty shelves in shops; Dr. Ivan Vujacic (DS) on the monetary policy of Dragoslav Avramovic; first days' activities of the newly elected Parliament in Serbia; political situation in Cacak town; Serbo-Croatian relations; Nikica Valentic (Prime Minister, Republic of Croatia) on Serbo-Croatian relations; Milan Babic and Milan Martic on the situation in the Republic of Serb Kraijna after the elections; on delimitation; politics and language; ‘Unforgettable Belgrade’: archeological finds in Belgrade.

Animated cartoon on violence; Serbian journalists on the political situation in Croatia; Croatian villages Gomirje and Jasenak; mobilization of Bosnian refugees; mobilization in borderlands: the case of Karlovac; interview with Zvonimir Markovic (head of Bureau of the Republic of Croatia in Belgrade); orphanage in Yugoslavia; Vladimir Zirinovsky's visit to Montenegro; 10th anniversary of the Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo; tourism in Belgrade; ‘Unforgettable Belgrade’: urban people.

Royal Serbian Airways; solving conflicts in the former Yugoslavia with armed forces; evidence of the Sarajevo siege; a radio ham helps to connect people across former Yugoslavia; interview with Dušan Mihajlovic (ND); medical ethics; anti-Serbian statement of Momir Bulatovic (President of Montenegro); first anniversary of Štrpci events; interview with Berislav Popov (Colonel of Varazdin Corps); FoNet news agency; history of Sremski Karlovci; Friendship Park in Belgrade.

Sanctions and tourism in Belgrade; Mirko Marjanovic, Prime Minister of Serbia; Aleksandar Petrovic (film director) and Davor Vidiš (spokesman of the Croatian Bureau in Belgrade) on Serbo-Croatian relations; on the Serbian Orthodox Church in Zagreb; war veterans in Belgrade; high life in Belgrade; privileges of members of the Serbian Parliament and the government; prostitution in Belgrade; Independent Journalists' Association of Serbia; Ottoman and Habsburg influences on Belgrade culture.

A parable on the decay of living standards in Serbia; coverage of events of the past week (Belgrade marathon, situation in Sarajevo, Vuk Draškovic (SPO) and the Second Congress of Serbian Intellectuals); animated caricature: role of the international community in ex-Yugoslav settlements; Butros Gali's role in ex-Yugoslav settlements; coincidence of Easter and May Day in 1994; dissident intellectuals of the Communist epoch Gordan Jovanovic, Dragomir Olujic, Miograd Milic, Pavluško Imširevic, Jovica Mihajlovic on cruel methods used to suppress free thought in the SFRY; situation in Sanjak region; social security of officers and civilian employees of the Yugoslav Peoples’ Army; Niš's politicians on the political situation in the city; Vojvodina's politicians and public figures on the situation in the province; the fate of monuments linked to politics.

A parable about the weakness of the Serbian authorities; Serbian police forces; military service in Yugoslavia; how public and private transportation is controlled in Belgrade; non-responsiveness of politicians to the media; collapse of Dafiment Bank; a crippled family from Sarajevo; a map of major nationalities in Bosnia; war veterans; on Beljana Plavšic's and Vladimir Zirinovsky's (LDPR, Russia) participation in an anti-West meeting in Belgrade; Studenica monastery; leech cure.

A parable about the impact of embargo on living standards; sheep breeding in Baranda village; effects of embargo; reportage-essay on old and new spirits of Serbia; the visit of Patriarch Alexei II (Patriarch of Moscow and Russia) to Serbia; citizenship of the Republic of Yugoslavia; refugees in Serbia; discrimination on ethnic basis; falling population in Serbia; Serbian court bails Italian businessman Di Steffano; Mileta Prodanovic’s stories about Belgrade.

Gasoline shortages in Serbia; life of old-age pensioners in Belgrade; economic situation in Yugoslavia; government economic policies; Serbo-Montenegrin relationship; political opposition in Croatia; a comic map of ex-Yugoslavia; trial of a group of officers of the Varazdin Corps; political and economic changes in Central European countries; Internet as a means to fight isolation; low aesthetic standards of Serbian state television; life-stories of Belgrade-Zagreb coach passengers; international conference on multiculturalism in multiethnic settings; the symbol of ‘Havala’ in Belgrade culture.

A parable about the non-democratic nature of the Miloševic regime; religious sects in Trstenik; Dragoslav Avramovic (Chairman of the National Bank of Yugoslavia, 1994 - 1996); styles in political communication in Serbia; Slobodanka Gruden (Belgrade mayor); ‘Do you have a picture of Miloševic?’ - a street opinion poll; story of Miloševic’s rise to power at the end of the 1980s; state controlled radio and television in Serbia; treatment for impotence; forced sex in marriage and homosexuality; refugees in Arandjelovac; refugees in Belgrade; an animated cartoon on the situation in Serb Krajina; Serbo-Macedonian border.

A parable about low living standards; child-beggars in Serbia; declining cultural standards in Serbia; economic situation in Yugoslavia; life in Sarajevo; the return of Communist symbols and rhetoric into Serbian public life; a holiday in Montenegro; interview with Miodrag Lekic (Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro); Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary and its ex-Yugoslavia students; old Belgrade; alternative theaters in Belgrade.

Interview with Bijana Placšić (vice-president of the Republic of Serb Krajina) and Nenad Kecmanović (president of the Alliance of Reform Forces of Yugoslavia for Bosnia and Herzegovina) about the situation in Bosnia.

A parable about the nature of the political regime in Serbia; weekly events review; politics vs. justice; new movie by Emir Kušturića; orphans on their lives; video clip ‘Return to Innocence?’ showing hypocrisy of one of the Milošević’s speeches; on the application of international law in ex-Yugoslavia; international media in Serbia; Serbians use international flights departing from Budapest because of the blockade; monetary policy of the National Bank of Serbia; Mileta Prodanović’s stories about Belgrade.

Serbo-Croatian relations; video clip ‘Return to Innocence?’ showing hypocrisy of one of the Milošević’s speeches; a World War II partisan compares the war with the events of 1992; emigration from Serbia; politics and justice: the case of Vojislav Šešelj; Mira Marković’s political diary; kitsch and low standards of contemporary Serbian culture; election of Dragoslav Abramovic (governor of the Serbian National Bank) as a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences; monetary policy of the Serbian government; ‘Tito’ café in Belgrade.

'Planeta Balkan' - a parable about the political situation in Serbia; Western Bosnia; the first court hearings on war crimes against civilians in Serbia; citizenship in ex-Yugoslav republics; meat trade in Belgrade; Serbs learn democracy; new and old holidays; celebration of 29 November; Josip Broz Workers’ Party in Novi Pazar; ridiculing Tito; Mileta Prodanović’s stories about Belgrade.

A parable about the current political situation in Serbia; Serbian government against independent media; celebration of Orthodox New Year; Serbs in Slovenia; court case dealing with exchange of flats in Dubrovnik and Belgrade; opening of the 'Center for Cultural Decontamination' in Belgrade; play written by Vuk Draškovic; culture in the former Yugoslavia.

A parable about the current political situation in Serbia; pulp and paper industry in Serbia; ‘Naše Borba’ newspaper; electricity supply in Serbia; civic culture in Serbia; demonstration about the situation in Sarajevo; ‘Victor’ monument in Belgrade.

A parable about the regime's inability to solve social problems; prospects for peace in ex-Yugoslavia; economic and political situation in Slovakia; 'Metelka' group of artists in Ljubljana; interview with Adil Zulfikarpašić (Bosnian public figure); legislation after the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; Mileta Prodanović’s stories about Belgrade.

Two new books on the USSR in Serbian; demonstrations on 9 March 1991 in Belgrade; a reportage-essay about human dignity; international recognition of Serbia; a review of Mlađan Dinkić’s book ‘Economy of Destruction'; legalization of newly built houses in Belgrade's suburbs; Mileta Prodanović’s stories about Belgrade; private television in Serbia; interview with Goran Paskaljević about his movie ‘Someone Else’s America’; new magazine ‘Belgrade Cycle’.

A parable about the nature of the Serbian regime; inflation in Serbia; arms trafficking in Serbia; political situation in Montenegro; Roma people in Serbia; campaign against Soros Foundation in Serbia; patriotism and nationalism in Nikola Koljević’s (Vice-President of the Serbian Republic) book; invisible exhibition of political caricature by Predrag Koraksic.

A parable about low living standards in Serbia; Montenegrin port Luka Bar; Slovenian artists visit Belgrade; exhibition by Tamara Đedović in Belgrade; interview with an unknown documentary director from Serbia; reportage-essay about forests; heads of the Roman Catholic, the Orthodox and the Muslim churches in Belgrade on their beliefs; reportage-essay about machines.

A parable about Providence; about Lazar Lalić’s book ‘Three TV Years’; Marco Marković’s book ‘The Truth about the French Revolution’; courts of justice controlled by the regime; Serbo-Montenegrin relation; interview with Vane Ivanović (British academic of Yugoslavian origin) about three Yugoslavias; Mileta Prodanović’s stories about Belgrade.

A parable about life and immortality; Vukovar: 4 years after the events; Serbo-Croatian relations (Western Slavonia); football violence between Serbian and Croatian fans; abuse of the history of World War II for political purposes; reportage-essay about the concept of the 'conscience of Europe’; Belgrade ‘Penguin’ radio station staff protest against their boss Di Steffano, whose bodyguard injured the radio's driver; non-governmental organization helping women and children - the victims of domestic violence; street sweepers in Belgrade; Mileta Prodanović’s stories about Belgrade.

A parable about the rules and the ruled; Pakrac - town in Western Slavonia; interview with Tonci Majic (the President of Dalmatian Committee for Protection of Human Rights) - violations of human rights in Croatia; Milošević and Tuđman – chronicle from 1991; how the Podgorica police forcibly extracted a confession relating to the organisation of a terrorist attack from an innocent person; Milan Vojnović’s book about Serbian people; conference of academics of Yugoslav origin, held in Budapest; the YUGO car; U.S. Ministry of Finance to block personal bank accounts of members of Serbian political and military establishment.

A reportage-essay about 'Truth'; Western Slavonia events; exhibition on the siege of Sarajevo in 'Center for Cultural Decontamination' in Belgrade; interview with former Sarajevo citizens living abroad; reportage-essay: Jacques Derrida’s ideas in Serbian context; seminar of AIM’s journalists in Austria; International TV festival in Montenegro; installation of a huge chair on a busy Belgrade street - happening; Mileta Prodanović’s stories about Belgrade.

A parable about freedom; forced conscription in to the Serbian army; interview with George Konrad (Hungarian intellectual and former dissident writer); political situation in Novi Sad; Dušan Janjić (academic) on the book of the Institute of Social Sciences ‘Serbia Between the Past and the Future’; summer holiday in Montenegro or in Greece?; the impact of the embargo on the Serbian economy; Mamo Kapor’s book ‘Last Flight to Sarajevo’; Mileta Prodanovic’s stories about Belgrade.

Alienation of Serbian authorities from the people; Knin town; how the state Serbian TV covered the ethnic conflict in the early 1990s; refugees from Serb Krajina and Kosovo in Serbia; Ljubodrag Stojadinović (former high ranked officer) comments on his book ‘Tape that Set Yugoslavia on Fire’; Radmilo Mitrović (artists) repaints a pedestrian crossing zebra in colors in hope for the better future for Serbia; an interview with Erland Jozefson (Swedish actor) about ex-Yugoslavia and contemporary Serbia.

A parable about Mira Marković; Franjo Tuđman, Slobodan Milošević, and Alija Izetbegovic before Dayton meeting; reportage-essay ‘Where are you going, Serbia?’; how the state Serbian TV covered the ethnic conflict in the early 1990s; Bosnia-Herzegovina today; interview with Tadeuš Mazovjecki (UN special representative for human rights); Patrick Besson’s (French right wing poet and journalist) book.

A parable about freedom and motherland; refugees from Serb Krajina after the worsening of Serbo-Croatian relations; Svetislav Basara’s new book; conference of International Federation of Independent Journalists in Ljubljana; living standards in Banja Luka; Mileta Prodanovic’s stories about Belgrade.

A parabolic comment on Dayton peace agreement; video-montage ‘From Peace to Peace’: chronicle of the events from the outbreak of the war in ex-Yugoslavia to the Deyton agreement; Banja Luka after Dayton; interpretation of Dayton conference by Serbian state television; ‘Sovereignty without Secession’: political situation in Montenegro.

A parable about the hardships of life in Serbia; caricatures of Dayton agreement; new monetary policy of the Serbian government; various positions of Milošević, Tuđman and Izetbegovic on Bosnia-Herzegovina at Split meeting (March 1991) contrasted with provisions of Dayton agreement; Milošević confronting alternative political courses after Dayton; Serbian police forces in operations in Bosnia; Ivo Andrić book ‘Early Fascism’; Marko Brecelj (Slovenian cultural activist) on culture in ex-Yugoslavian republics; contemporary Serbia as theater of the absurd.

Political ‘cleaning’ in SPS by Milošević after his return from Dayton; Sarajevo after Dayton and Paris agreements; NATO’s ‘Partnership for Peace’ program; Hrtkovcima village; Nikola Pasić’s book ‘Serbo-Croatian Union’; Milosevic sacked Milorad Vucelić (the director of Serbian state TV), Mihajlo Marković (SPS party ‘ideologue’) and Borisav Jovic (high-ranking SPS official); names of political leaders of Serbia and their political deeds; Kazimir Zivko Pregl (CEO of Slovenian firm Merkator) on the political and economic situation in Serbia and Slovenia; Kristina Kovać (pop-singer) on night life in Belgrade; Mileta Prodanović’s stories about Belgrade.

A parable about hardships of building democracy; territorial dispute between Croatia and Montenegro on the Prevlaka peninsula; Serbian politicians and public figures comment on ‘pro-European turn’ of Milošević’s politics after Dayton; Robert Menase’s book ‘Country without Identity’; Croatian government’s amnesty for Serbs being in captivity; New Year celebration in the 'Center for Cultural Decontamination' in Belgrade.

‘Archeology of the Balkans”: what secrets of Milošević's politics Serbian soil reveal to future generations?; political opposition in Serbia; Croatians and Muslims return to Banja Luka; interview with an artist, who volunteered in the Army of the Serb Krajina; Vane Ivanović’s book ‘Another Bell’; about Berislav Popov (Colonel of Varazdin Corps); division of Serbo-Croatian into two languages; Serbian economists comment on the prospects of economic growth in Serbia after Dayton; interview with Radomir Mihajlović-Toćak (rock-band ‘Smak’).

Serbian refugees living in Pula, Vojvodina; Sarajevo intellectuals on prospects for peace in Bosnia; Serbian and international academics on prospects of multiethnic and multicultural society in Serbia.